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So far this is the best book I’ve read this year. I ate this book up, I couldn’t put it down. And now that I’ve finished it I’m sad it’s over.
Caz and Salem are some of the most captivating characters. I loved their relationship, I love how they grew together and apart.
The way that these characters grew and healed from their past and their past trauma was beautifully portrayed. I loved the little murder mystery that was going on and the twists took my breath away!
Ugh, this book was so good I have no words for it. 12/10, highly recommend!
Caz and Salem are some of the most captivating characters. I loved their relationship, I love how they grew together and apart.
The way that these characters grew and healed from their past and their past trauma was beautifully portrayed. I loved the little murder mystery that was going on and the twists took my breath away!
Ugh, this book was so good I have no words for it. 12/10, highly recommend!
I went into this with such high hopes. This was a book club pick of the month and everyone had been raving about it even though I hadn’t heard much. Sadly I was very disappointed.
The plot line really fell flat for me with it being slow all the way through till the last 3/4 chapters where everything was then just thrown at you. I kept reading because I was intrigued to see ‘who done it’ however it turned out to be exactly what I predicted during the first third of the book.
I did really like the mmc Caz however I wasn’t keen on our fmc Salem. I felt the descriptions about how Salem viewed herself, how Caz viewed her and even how others viewed her was just repeated so much that after a while I was skimming the clunky paragraphs to get past it. Caz for me was a great ‘villainous’ mmc and is the one that kept me going through this.
I felt the ‘dark romance’ side just took a back seat throughout the majority of the book with just a few scenes thrown in to keep it feeling like it could be a dark romance.
Overall I just personally didn’t enjoy this book, it may be exactly what others are looking for in a fantasy heavy gothic dark romance but for my first time experiencing the gothic fantasy genre I feel I was a bit let down
The plot line really fell flat for me with it being slow all the way through till the last 3/4 chapters where everything was then just thrown at you. I kept reading because I was intrigued to see ‘who done it’ however it turned out to be exactly what I predicted during the first third of the book.
I did really like the mmc Caz however I wasn’t keen on our fmc Salem. I felt the descriptions about how Salem viewed herself, how Caz viewed her and even how others viewed her was just repeated so much that after a while I was skimming the clunky paragraphs to get past it. Caz for me was a great ‘villainous’ mmc and is the one that kept me going through this.
I felt the ‘dark romance’ side just took a back seat throughout the majority of the book with just a few scenes thrown in to keep it feeling like it could be a dark romance.
Overall I just personally didn’t enjoy this book, it may be exactly what others are looking for in a fantasy heavy gothic dark romance but for my first time experiencing the gothic fantasy genre I feel I was a bit let down
dark
emotional
fast-paced
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Liked it better than the first, but don't necessarily need a happy ending
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Enigma
By RuNyx
Dark academia, romance
My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.25 stars)
Salem must uncover secrets. Caz must keep secrets hidden. Salem is fascinated with death, and attends Mortimer University to hunt down answers.
❤️ I absolutely loved the setting of this book! I also really liked the premise, and characters of Salem and Caz. I felt like this book had such potential and started off strong. I was very intrigued at the mystery surrounding Caz and Mortimer University.
💔 Despite such a good start, the book just fizzled for me. Once things started getting answered, it felt very rushed and was just too much. I feel like there was just so many amazing ways this could have gone and although I enjoyed the journey, the last quarter of the book really fell flat.
🎀 This is my first dark academia read, so I feel new to the genre. It was good enough to have me wanting to find more dark academia recs! I won this from a Goodreads giveaway which was a perfect way to be introduced!
By RuNyx
Dark academia, romance
My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.25 stars)
Salem must uncover secrets. Caz must keep secrets hidden. Salem is fascinated with death, and attends Mortimer University to hunt down answers.
❤️ I absolutely loved the setting of this book! I also really liked the premise, and characters of Salem and Caz. I felt like this book had such potential and started off strong. I was very intrigued at the mystery surrounding Caz and Mortimer University.
💔 Despite such a good start, the book just fizzled for me. Once things started getting answered, it felt very rushed and was just too much. I feel like there was just so many amazing ways this could have gone and although I enjoyed the journey, the last quarter of the book really fell flat.
🎀 This is my first dark academia read, so I feel new to the genre. It was good enough to have me wanting to find more dark academia recs! I won this from a Goodreads giveaway which was a perfect way to be introduced!
Reached the end and still want sure how I felt. All I know is I liked it more than Gothikana.
Love Kaz. But unhinged fictional men are my type so
Love Kaz. But unhinged fictional men are my type so
The only book that’s been able to get me out of my reading slump. AND OH MA GAWD. If I could give it 6/5 stars, I woulddddd.
When I saw this, I knew I had to read it. “Gothikana” was SO good and I knew this one was going to be even better.
The murder mystery, the LOVE of the characters, the twists and turns with every chapter. STUNNING.
More books need to be like this. More. Please. RuNyx, I know you’ve got more stories to tell!!!
I was so honored to get an ARC of this, literally SCREAMED with excitement. I recommend “Gothikana” SO much, I HAD to read “Enigma” and I woulda fought anyone who tried to tell me no LOL
When I saw this, I knew I had to read it. “Gothikana” was SO good and I knew this one was going to be even better.
The murder mystery, the LOVE of the characters, the twists and turns with every chapter. STUNNING.
More books need to be like this. More. Please. RuNyx, I know you’ve got more stories to tell!!!
I was so honored to get an ARC of this, literally SCREAMED with excitement. I recommend “Gothikana” SO much, I HAD to read “Enigma” and I woulda fought anyone who tried to tell me no LOL
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes